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by Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)

Darauf kommt es an
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  FRE
Darauf kommt es an, wenn einem ein Schwert in die Seele schneidet:
ruhig blicken, kein Blut verlieren.
Die Kälte des Schwertes mit der Kälte des Steines aufnehmen
und an dem Stich nach dem Stich unverwundbar werden.

Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by (Peter) Alexander Goehr (b. 1932), "Darauf kommt es an", op. 41 no. 7 (1979) [voice and piano], from Das Gesetz der Quadrille, no. 7. [ sung text not verified ]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Ce qui compte", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2008-06-13
Line count: 4
Word count: 36

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